Cowlishaws of Yorkshire & Iowa

Currently, it is the opinion of many British researchers interested in the descendants of John Cowlishaw (I) that the family’s origins are in Lancashire to the west of Yorkshire, England.They probably expanded to Derbyshire just to the south of Sheffield in Yorkshire, England, before later expanding into Yorkshire.

John Cowlishaw, (I), born ? and died ?He married on 28 June 1710, in Handsworth in Yorkshire, England Ellnor Tallans, born ? and died ?Their marriage produced the following children: I. John Cowlishaw, (II), born in 1712, at Handsworth, England. II. Anne Cowlishaw, born in 1713, at Handsworth, England. III. Ellenor Cowlishaw, born in 1715, at Handsworth, England. IV. William Cowlishaw, born in 1717, at Handsworth, England. V. Sara Cowlishaw, born in 1719, at Handsworth, England. VI. Godfrey Cowlishaw, born in 1721, at Handsworth, England. VII.Elizabeth Cowlishaw, born in 1723, at Handsworth, England. VIII. Edward Cowlishaw, born in 1725, at Handsworth, England.

John Cowlishaw, (II), son of John Cowlishaw, (I), was born in 1712, at Handsworth, Yorkshire England and died ?He married on 12 April 1741 at Handsworth, England Martha Fisher, born in 1718, at Handsworth, England and died ?Their union resulted in the following children: I. John Cowlishaw, (III), born in December 1740, at Tinsley, Yorkshire, England. II. Elizabeth Cowlishaw, born in 1744, at Tinsley, England. III. Sara Cowlishaw, born in 1753, at Tinsley, England. IV. Mary Cowlishaw, born in 1756, at Tinsley, England. V. Anne Cowlishaw, born in 1758, at Tinsley, England.

John Cowlishaw, (III), son of John Cowlishaw, (II), was born in December 1740, at Tinsley in Yorkshire, England and died 1794, in Yorkshire, England.He married on 24 April 1771, at Sheffield in Yorkshire, England Mary Cousins, born ? and died in December 1809, at Sheffield, England.They were the parents of: I. Edward Cowlishaw, born on 11 July 1779, in Sheffield, England. II. John Henry Cowlishaw, christened on 11 November 1781, in Sheffield, England. III. Mary Cowlishaw, born on 1 January 1784, in Sheffield, England. IV. Martha Cowlishaw, born on 4 June 1786, in Sheffield, England. V. Elizabeth Cowlishaw, born on 6 April 1792, in Sheffield, England.

John Henry Cowlishaw, son of John Cowlishaw, (III), born 1781, in Yorkshire, England (christened on 11 November 1781, at Sheffield) and is believed to have died during the 1832 cholera epidemic in Sheffield, England.His occupation was that of a clothier and later a “traveller” (traveling salesman).He married on 18 June 1828, at St. Peter Cathedral in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England his wife, Mary Ann Mappin, was baptized on 10 August 1796 – died before 1841, in Sheffield, England.Their union produce the following two sons: I. John Yeomans Cowlishaw, born on 7 May 1829, in Sheffield, England - died on 23 January 1895, at Rotherham, Yorkshire, England.John and his brother, Joseph, were raised by their uncle, John Newton Mappin, who inherited the Masbro’ [Marsborough] Old Brewery business and co-founded a cutlery business.The boys were later placed in the custody of a spinster aunt, Elizabeth Mappin, who believed the boys were ill served being associated with the “evils” of the brewing industry.John eventually apprenticed in the cutlery trade and later owned his own business.John married on 24 August 1853, at St. John Church Broughton in the Salford District of Manchester in Lancashire, England Sarah Briddon, born 11 December 1828 (christened on 11 December 1828), in Manchester, England - died on 16 November 1893, in Sheffield, England.Sarah was buried on 20 November 1893, in the General Cemetery at Sheffield.They were the parents of the following children: 1. Joseph “Joe” Henry Cowlishaw, born on 17 June 1855, at Ecclesall Bierlow in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England – died on 12 October 1863 at Ecclesall Bierlow in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England and was buried on 22 October 1861, in the General Cemetery at Sheffield. 2. Mary “Polly” Cowlishaw, born on 18 June 1855, at Ecclesall Bierlow in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England – died on 18 October 1861, at Ecclesall Bierlow in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England and buried on 22 October 1861, in the General Cemetery at Sheffield. 3. Frank Cowlishaw, born on 4 November 1857, at Ecclesall Bierlow in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England – died on 24 October 1931, and as buried on 29 October 1931.He married on 7 August 1878, in St. Charles Ro-man Catholic Church at Waverley, Sydney in New South Wales, Australia Catherine “Kate” Lydia Fesq, born on 14 July 1856, at Parramatia in New South Wales, Australia – died 11 May 1936, in Brooklyn, New York County, New York.He later divorced Catherine in London in 1893, after their union produced three children: A. Francis “Frank” Yeomans Cowlishaw, born in 8 September 1879, at Ecclesall Bierlow in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England – died on 3 March 1927, at Worthing in Sussex, England. B. Mary Frances Cowlishaw, born on 30 April 1881, at Ecclesall Bierlow in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England – died in 1973 in Paris, France.She married a gentleman by the surname of (first name unknown) Sailland, who had been born in France. C. Blanche George Cowlishaw, born on 18 September 1885, at Stork-home, Worksop in Nottinghamshire, England – died in 1904, at St. Malo, France. 3. Frank Cowlishaw married on 30 March 1893, in St. Giles District of Lon-don, England his second wife, Frances Sophia Thompson, born on 28 January 1861, in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England – died on 14 November 1951, at Hendon in Middlesex, England.This second marriage also ended in divorce circa 1904 after producing the following children: A. Bob Thompson Cowlishaw, born on 18 August 1888, at Brighton in Sussex, England – died circa 1968, in Australia.It is unclear if Frank was Bob’s father or from a previous marriage of Frances’. B. Leo Cowlishaw, born on 15 February 1890, in the St. Mary part of London’s Paddington District, England – died circa 1963, in Australia.It is unclear if Frank was Leo’s father or from a previous marriage of Frances’. C. Guy Cowlishaw, born on 15 September 1891, in the St. Mary part of London’s Paddington District, England – died on 30 August 1968, in the Hamstead North part of London’s Camden District, England. D. Athole Cowlishaw, born on 28 July 1899, at Holborn, London, England – died on 2 December 1988, in Sussex, England.He was a fashion designer.He married on 9 August 1917, in St. Giles District of London, England, his first wife, Viola Brown, born circa 1898.This marriage produced two children before ending in divorce on 11 February 1958: i. Edwin Brian Cowlishaw, born on 21 May 1918, at Twickenham in Middlesex, England – died on 5 July 2003, in England.He is known to have married twice, the second time on 10 February 1940, at Bury St. Edmunds in West Suffolk, England to Ethel Rosina Clarke, born on 29 October 1921 – died on 20 February 2002, in England. ii. Dennis Cowlishaw. D. Athole Cowlishaw married on 17 June 1929, his second wife, Marjorie Hudson, born 28 March 1905.This second union also ended in divorce in 1973, and was childless. D. Athole Cowlishaw married a third time on 18 September 1973, at Hailsham in East Sussex, England, Yvonne Elizabeth Kent. 4. John Edward Cowlishaw, born on 25 October 1859, at Broomhill, Ranmore in Sheffield, England – died 8 January 1911, at St. Paul district of Bedford in Bedfordshire, England.He was a pearl merchant by trade and later worked for as manager of his father’s cutlery business.He married in on 28 April 1885, at St. John the Evangelist Church in Ecclesall Bierlow in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England Alice Mary Forster Fotherby, born on 18 August 1866 in Sheffield South, Sheffield, Yorkshire, England – died ? this union resulted in the following children: A. Arthur Cowlishaw. B. John Yeomans Cowlishaw, born on 2 March 1889. C. Leonard Cowlishaw, born on 18 November 1892, at Ecclesall Bierlow in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England. D. Jack Cowlishaw, born in September 189? E. Leo Cowlishaw. 5. Arthur Cowlishaw, born in 14 April 1861, at Broomhill Park, Ranmore in Sheffield, England – died on 30 March 1862 at Broomhill Park, Ran-more in Sheffield, England and was buried on 2 April 1863, in the General Cemetery at Sheffield. 6. Frederick Cowlishaw, born on 17 May 1862, at Ecclesall Bierlow in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England – died 12 August 1930, at Rotherham in Yorkshire, England.Frederick was named for his cousin, Sir Frederick Thorpe Mappin.He was a brewer by trade.He married on 31 October 1888, at Claywood in East Retford, Nottinghamshire, England Henrietta Favill, born in 1869, at Claywood in East Retford, Nottinghamshire, England – died in November 1947, in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England of cardiac arrest due to complications of chronic bronchial asthma.Their union produced the following children: A. Florence “Flossie” H. Cowlishaw (twin), born on 4 June 1889, at Rotherham in Yorkshire, England – died on 14 July 1978, at Rotherham in Yorkshire, England. B. Hortense Hannah Cowlishaw (twin), born on 4 June 1889, at Rotherham in Yorkshire, England – died ? C. Henrietta Mary Cowlishaw, born on 26 April 1890 at Whiston in Rotherham, Yorkshire, England – died 26 April 1890 at Whiston in Rotherham, Yorkshire, England. D. Mary Henrietta Cowlishaw, born on 13 September 1892, at Rotherham in Yorkshire, England.– died ? E. Frederick Clifford Cowlishaw, born on 19 January 1896, at Rotherham in Yorkshire, England – died in 1917, when his airplane went down during World War I.His name appears on a large wooden board roll of honor of war dead for Rotherham Golf Club in Thrybergh Hall in Doncaster Road Thrybergh, South Yorkshire.He went through life known by his middle name of Clifford. F. Leslie G. Cowlishaw, born on 27 January 1899, at ? – died ?He married Joan Elliot. 7. Robert Cowlishaw (twin), born on 17 January 1864, at Ecclesall Bierlow in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England – died on 20 October 1873, at Ecclesall Bierlow in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England.He was buried on 23 October 1873, in the General Cemetery at Sheffield. 8. Charles Cowlishaw (twin), born on 17 January 1864, at Ecclesall Bier-low in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England – died on 9 November 1877, at Ecclesall Bierlow in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England.He was buried on 14 November 1877, in the General Cemetery at Sheffield. II. Joseph Henry Cowlishaw, (I), was born 7 December 1830, in Sheffield, England - died on 24 July 1896, in Dunkerton, Iowa and was buried in Fairbank, Buchannan County, Iowa on 29 July 1896.Learning of the gold strike in California, he voyaged to America in 1850, with the intent of making his way to the California gold country.However, for some reason he initial settled in Pennsylvania and the following year in Illinois.In 1852, he journeyed across the Great Plains and Rocky Mountains to California.However, a couple of years later in 1855, not striking it rich in California, he traveled back to England, but within the year returned to America, declared his intent to become a U.S. citizen, and bought a farm in Black Hawk County, Iowa near Blakeville.In 1861, Joseph became a naturalized citizen of the U.S.He served as the county director of schools for six years, county superintendent of roads for six years, and was elected the county treasurer at one time.Joseph was a member of the Freewill Baptist Church in Dunkerton, Iowa.He married in Black Hawk County, Iowa on 15 December 1858, Lucy Vincent Collins French, born on 20 January 1842, at Banbury in Oxford and Northampshire County, England – died on 23 October 1919, at Dunkerton, Black Hawk County, Iowa.She was buried in Fair-bank in Buchannan County, Iowa.They were the parents of the following children: 1. Elizabeth “Bessie” Cowlishaw, born on 25 August 1862 at Blakeville in Black Hawk County, Iowa – died on 2 November 1948, in Black Hawk, County, Iowa.She married Marcus James “Jim” Magee, who family oral history states was an in-law of the Dunkerton family, who founded the town of Dunkerton, Iowa.Marcus was born on 1 May 1861, in Illinois – died on 17 October 1939, in McHenry County, Illinois.They were the parents of:: A. Ira James Magee, born on 21 February 1889, in Black Hawk, County, Iowa - died on 1 June 1923, in Waterloo, Black Hawk County, Iowa.He was buried at Dunkerton, in Black Hawk County, Iowa on 3 June 1923.Ira attended Northwestern University at Evenston, Illinois and became a physician with a practice in Waterloo, Iowa.He married on 16 August 1917, at Chicago, Illinois Althea B. Eyers, born on 12 October ?, in Decatur, Illinois. 2. Unnamed child, born and died in 1864, in Iowa. 3. Yeomans Newton Cowlishaw, born on 15 June 1866, at Blakeville in Black Hawk County, Iowa – died on 30 January 1951, at Long Beach in Los Angeles County, California.He was buried on 2 February 1951, in the Sunnyside Cemetery in Long Beach, California.He married on 21 February 1889, at Waverly in Bremer County, Iowa his first wife, Emma Ellen Shanewise, born 15 August 1872, at Waverly in Bremer County, Iowa – died on 7 April 1937, at Long Beach in Los Angeles County, California.She was buried on 10 April 1937, in the Sunnyside Cemetery in Long Beach, California.They were the parents of: A. Eleanor Ellen Cowlishaw, born on 25 December 1889, in Black Hawk County, Iowa – died on 24 October 1966, at Waterloo in Black Hawk County, Iowa.She was buried in the Memorial Park Cemetery in Waterloo in Black Hawk County, Iowa.She married on 2 September 1917, in Dubuque in Dubuque County, Iowa Herbert E. Peek, born on 3 October 1885, at Waterloo in Black Hawk County, Iowa - died on 20 May 1973, at Waterloo in Black Hawk County, Iowa.He was buried in the Memorial Park Cemetery in Waterloo in Black Hawk County, Iowa. B. Laura Bessie Cowlishaw (twin), born on 16 May 1893, in Black Hawk County, Iowa – died in 1984, at Hemet in Riverside County, California.She never married. C. Leile Kathryn Cowlishaw (twin), born 16 May 1893, in Black Hawk County, Iowa – died on 17 April 1989, at Hemet in Riverside County, California.She is buried in the Sunnyside Mausoleum in Long Beach, Los Angeles County, California.She married on 10 October 1922, at Waterloo in Black Hawk County, Iowa Leo Harrison Lynes, born on 18 August 1888, at Plainfield in Bremer County, Iowa – died on 18 February 1980, at Hemet in Riverside County, California. D. Ethel Esther Cowlishaw, born on 6 May 1897, in Black Hawk County, Iowa – died on 21 September 1949, at Long Beach in Los Angeles County, California.She was buried on 24 September 1949, in the Sunnyside Cemetery in Long Beach, California.She was married on 27 October 1923, in Waterloo, Black Hawk County, Iowa to Ervin “Pete” Leroy Snyder, born on 5 June ? in Rockford, Winnebago County, Illinois – died ? at Long Beach in Los Angeles County, California.He is buried in the Sunnyside Cemetery in Long Beach, California.This union was childless. 3. Yeomans Newton Cowlishaw, married in 1939 his second wife Violet L. Jones, born in 1875, at Warren in Jo Daviess County, Illinois – died on 28 October 1965, in Los Angeles County, California.This union was childless. 4. Mary Cowlishaw, born on 12 June 1868, at Blakeville in Black Hawk County, Iowa – died on 22 May 1875, at Blakeville in Black Hawk County, Iowa.She was buried in the Lester Cemetery near Dunkerton in Black Hawk County, Iowa. 5. Harry J. Cowlishaw, born on 24 January 1873, at Blakeville in Black Hawk County, Iowa - died on 2 April 1875, in Black Hawk County, Iowa.He was buried in the Lester Cemetery near Dunkerton in Black Hawk County, Iowa. 6. Gertrude “Gertie” Cowlishaw, born 10 June 1875, at Blakeville in Black Hawk County, Iowa – died on 18 May 1965, in Waterloo in Black Hawk County, Iowa.She married on 30 October 1895, Elmer “Wallie” Elwood Gallup, born on 2 January 1872, – died 20 August 1951, at Waterloo in Black Hawk County, Iowa. A. Delbert Leland Gallup, born on 4 December 1897.He married twice.First on 27 May 1922, to Leila M. Eicke, and later to Maxine Kohl.Both marriages were childless. B. Delle Gallup, born on 7 June 1905, at Waterloo in Black Hawk County, Iowa – died 7 June 1905, at Waterloo in Black Hawk County, Iowa. 7. Joseph “Joe” Henry Cowlishaw, (II), born 21 January 1880, in Black Hawk County, Iowa – died 29 February 1932, in Dunkerton in Black Hawk County, Iowa.He married on 2 November 1989, in Iowa Emma Ella Ward, born on 8 December 1878, - died on 31 May 1972, at Waterloo in Black Hawk County, Iowa.She is buried in Fairbank, Buchannan County, Iowa.They had the following children: A. Ella Bessie Cowlishaw, born on 2 April 1901, at Dunkerton in Black Hawk County, Iowa – died 7 March 1999, at Perry, Dallas County, Iowa.She was buried in Waterloo, Iowa.She married on 30 June 1925, in Dubuque, Iowa John “Jack” Solomon Bartley, II, born on 4 September 1891, in Black Hawk County, Iowa – died 25 October 1985, in Waterloo, Black Hawk County, Iowa.He was buried in Waterloo, Iowa. B. Gladys Mabel Cowlishaw, born 2 July 1904, at Dunkerton in Black Hawk County, Iowa – died on 15 July 1978, at Hillsboro Beach in Palm Beach County, Florida.She married on 24 August 1935, Jim J. Stringer, born ? at ? - died on 15 July 1978, at Hillsboro Beach in Palm Beach County, Florida.Their marriage was childless. C. Glenn Joseph Cowlishaw, born 30 September 1906, at Dunkerton in Black Hawk County, Iowa - died on 7 March 2006 at New Hampton, Chickasaw County, Iowa.After graduating form college Glenn taught at the high school Dunkerton and later New Hampton until 1949, when he became a salesman for the Minnesota Chemical Company.He married on 23 June 1937, at St. Francis Catholic Church in Dunkerton, Iowa Erma Jaeger (or Yaeger), born on 21 September 1913, in Iowa – died on 16 April 1943, in New Hampton, Chickasaw County, Iowa. C. Glenn Joseph Cowlishaw married in 1949, his second wife, Pauline Kolthoff. D. Fearl Francis Cowlishaw, born 25 February 1909, at Dunkerton in Black Hawk County, Iowa – died 31 January 1998, at Fairbank in Buchannan County, Iowa.He married on 19 June 1935, Allie Beatrice Leehey. E. Yeomans Marcus Cowlishaw, born on 25 February 1920, at Dunkerton in Black Hawk County, Iowa.He married on 2 February 1940, Erma Mae Holdiman. 8. Marcus “Mart” James Cowlishaw, born 28 November 1881, at Dunkerton in Black Hawk County, Iowa - died 23 August 1933, at Dunkerton in Black Hawk County, Iowa. Mart is buried in the Dunkerton Cemetery at Dunkerton in Black Hawk County, Iowa.He was a banker and married in 1901, in Black Hawk County, Iowa Othola Edna Hartman, born on 6 September 1872, - died in January 1960, at Waterloo in Black Hawk County, Iowa.She is buried in Fairview Cemetery at Dunkerton in Black Hawk County, Iowa.She was a school teacher.They were the parents of the following: A. Mary Ruth Cowlishaw, born on 30 August 1903, at Waterloo in Black Hawk County, Iowa - died on 9 October 1982, at Hemet in Riverside County, California.She went through life know by her middle name of Ruth.She married on 26 June 1922, Casper Sharts, born on 19 January 1899, in Missouri - died 23 June 1970, at San Jacinto in Riverside County, California, a printer and newspaper reporter. B. Mabel Gertrude Cowlishaw, born on 15 February 1906, in Black Hawk County, Iowa - died in 1951, at White Plains in Westchester County, New York.She married on 3 July 1927, Ernest Leland Siggins, born ? - died in 1972, in New York. C. John “Johnnie” Yeomens Cowlishaw, born on 8 October 1907, in Black Hawk County, Iowa - died 12 October 1907, in Black Hawk County, Iowa.He is buried in the Dunkerton Cemetery at Dunkerton in Black Hawk County, Iowa. D. Lucy Grace Elizabeth Cowlishaw, born on 13 September 1916, in Black Hawk County, Iowa – died ?She went through life by her middle name, Grace.She married on 26 November 1936, Frederick William Gaudet, (I).